Any Mantle maven who's been avidly following SCD's comprehensive multi-year series "Mickey Mantle: The Complete Collectibles Guide" by expert Kelly Eisenhauer will appreciate this rather obscure offering. Produced by World Pencils of Bridgeport, CT, the sturdy, bright box measures 7 x 7 x 9-1/2" and features Mantle's portrait and facsimile signature. Condition is about VG with 3 small areas of paper loss where a retail sticker may have covered the original 25-cent price. The accompanying quintet of pencil sets on their ad backing (3-1/2 x 9-1/2") rate EX with typical light age wear.
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